Gb Minor Piano Chord
Root
GbMin 3rd
A5th
DbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Gb
A
Db
The Notes in a Gb Minor Chord
The Root
This is one is easy. All you have to do to find the root of a chord is look at the name of the chord. It's the first part of the name! If it's a Gb Minor chord, the root is Gb!
The Min 3rd
The minor third of a Gb Minor chord is A. The minor third is up three half-steps from the Root.
Finding A from Gb step by step:
- Start on: Gb
- Step 1: move up to G
- Step 2: move up to Ab
- Step 3: Land on A
Min 3rd
ARoot
Gb1
2
- G is a minor second above Gb.
- Ab is a major 2nd above Gb.
- A is a minor third above Gb.
The 5th
The fifth of a Gb Minor chord is Db. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding Db from Gb step by step:
- Start on: Gb
- Step 1: move down to F
- Step 2: move down to Fb
- Step 3: move down to Eb
- Step 4: move down to D
- Step 5: Land on Db
5th
DbRoot
Gb1
2
3
4
- F is a minor second below Gb.
- Fb is a major 2nd below Gb.
- Eb is a minor third below Gb.
- D is a major third below Gb.
- Db is a fourth below Gb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note Db is down 5 half-steps from Gb, but up 7 half-steps from Gb:
5th
DbRoot
Gb1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Gb Minor
Root Position
Root
GbMin 3rd
A5th
DbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Gb
A
Db
1st Inversion
Min 3rd
A5th
DbRoot
GbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A
Db
Gb
2nd Inversion
5th
DbRoot
GbMin 3rd
AE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Db
Gb
A